Free Space Archive

  • Sugarsync gets an API

    Sugarsync gets an API

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments
    SugarSync, a file syncing product that we may have all forgotten in our rush to glorify Dropbox has been rolling out a steady stream of improvements and, as of 11am today, it will offer an API so mobile applications can use SugarSync shared storage. The API information will live at SugarSync.com/Developers when it goes up [...]

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  • Review: second generation Pogoplug NAS

    Review: second generation Pogoplug NAS

    Posted on December 21, 2009 | No Comments
    PogoPlug has gotten a fair bit of coverage here at CrunchGear, including a full review of the original PogoPlug device. A new version was recently released, with quite a bit more to offer, so an updated review is in order. The second generation PogoPlug supports up to four USB drives, offers gigabit Ethernet, has mobile clients for the major smartphones, and has a burgeoning independent developer community. That's a lot for a $129 gadget!

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  • You can install Chrome OS on your Dell Mini 10v right now

    You can install Chrome OS on your Dell Mini 10v right now

    Posted on November 28, 2009 | No Comments
    You can now run Chromium OS, the open source developmental version of Google Chrome OS, on your Dell Mini 10v. Don't have one? Neither do I, so don't feel too bad.

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  • Quo vadis, Forza Motorsport 3?

    Quo vadis, Forza Motorsport 3?

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    How much you enjoy Forza Motorsport 3 entirely depends on the time you have to invest in it. If you’re able to put in the man-hours you’ll find a racing sim that’s a deep as you want it to be, and just as rewarding. If you’re only able to play a few minutes here and [...]

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  • It shouldn’t be this difficult to upgrade a hard drive

    It shouldn’t be this difficult to upgrade a hard drive

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    You know what's a little more difficult than I first imagined? Upgrading the hard drive in my late 2006 iMac. I had initially wanted to upgrade the hard drive so I could finally dual boot between Mac OS X and Windows 7, since the old drive, a 250GB model, was pretty much filled to capacity. (Trying to run Mac OS X with only ~5GB of free space isn't ideal.) And even though the iMac user manual clearly states that the only user-replacabable parts are the RAM, I figured, “Bah! I think I can handle a simple hard drive replacement.” I did, but not before wishing I had never so much had broken out a screwdriver.

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  • Verbatim announces new USB hard drives with displays

    Verbatim announces new USB hard drives with displays

    Posted on August 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Verbatim announced today that they are releasing a new line of USB external hard drives. Now wait, before you scroll on to the next story, take a look at this thing. It's got a fairly sexy design, and a new feature that sets it apart from all the other external hard drive enclosures out there: a built-in display.

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  • Touchable Holography: New projector lets you “touch” 3D objects with your hands (video)

    Touchable Holography: New projector lets you “touch” 3D objects with your hands (video)

    Posted on August 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Here's some more info on a Sci-Fi dream come true: As if looking at floating images in free space produced by mid-air displays isn't cool enough, a research team from the University of Tokyo now makes it possible to even touch (kind of) those images with a newly developed projector system. The so-called Touch Holography is essentially made of three parts: Provision Interactive Technologies' Holo display, two Wii remote controls to track your hands in front of the display and a tactile display that uses ultrasound to provide tactile sensation onto your hand.

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  • For sale on craigslist: a porn laptop for $30

    For sale on craigslist: a porn laptop for $30

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    You have to give it up to this guy for being so honest. He clearly states how he has used the 8-year old laptop and is now offering it up to whoever brings him $30. That's not that bad of a deal if you look at his listing, which describes the years of dedication that went into crafting this notebook.

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  • Don’t expect to see World of Warcraft on consoles any time soon

    Don’t expect to see World of Warcraft on consoles any time soon

    Posted on June 25, 2009 | No Comments
    A bit of World of Warcraftnews for you this Thursday afternoon. If given the chance, how many of you would play the game on your Xbox 360 or PS3? It doesn't even matter, as Blizzard's executive vice-president of game design, Rob Pardo, said that producing a console version of the game would run into a whole host of challenges that would need to be overcome. Chief among them: an input device. Do you go create a specially designed WoW controller, or leave it up to people to bring their own mouse and keyboard?

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